It took less than 24-hours to unravel, especially with Andrew Neil’s tweeted aside that Gordon swore to “end” Murdoch when he deserted Labour. But Brown is not the only one with an axe to grind. Taking a break from threatening his children and framing his wife, Chris Huhne found time for a rare TV appearance. The fit and proper Secretary of State said allegations that have surfaced were “very dangerous indeed” and “a real problem”. For Murdoch that is.

Huhne went on to criticise the Sunday Times.What could his beef with them possibly be?